Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Märtsil 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in

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Caddock ja W. Zbyszko maadleb joonistama

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Earl Caddockil oli 1910. aastate lõpus ja 1920. aastate alguses suhteliselt lühike, kuid korruseline professionaalne maadluskarjäär. Professionaalne debüüt aastal 1915 pärast kolme AAU riikliku tiitli võitmist amatöörmaadluses, Caddock maadles ainult professionaalselt kuni 1922. Siiski, ta tunnistatakse maailmameistriks pärast Joe Stecheri alistamist aprillis 1917. Caddock kaotaks tiitli tagasi

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Neljapäeval, Jaanuar 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, üks St. Louis’ jõukamad mehed, omandis olev elamukinnisvara ja muu vara väärtusega 2 miljonit dollarit. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Ta

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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Juulil 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier

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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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Märtsil 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. In this film (affiliate link), kauaaegne poissmees Lum Edwards tahab saada kangelaseks

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Maadluses Proovib Boxing

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Teisipäeval, Jaanuar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Sageli kirjutatakse Edwardina, kuid hääldatakse nagu abi ja palati kokku panemine, Eduard was as unique as his name. Mul oli raske temast palju kirjutada, sest ma kuulsin temast kuulnud lugusid

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